How Do You Handle Colic?
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
June 30, 2017
Study results suggest that owners’ responses to colic signs vary considerably based on their knowledge and experience.
Study results suggest that owners’ responses to colic signs vary considerably based on their knowledge and experience.
Many cases of colic in foals can be corrected medically with the assistance of a veterinarian.
Equally as important as knowing if you’d send a horse to surgery is understanding what to prepare for once he’s home.
Does your colicking horse need to go to a clinic? Here’s how veterinarians determine the need for referral.
Horses are more prone to digestive upset than other domestic animals because of how their GI tract functions.
Colic is the most common cause of equine deaths. Take a closer look at this devastating condition.
The goal of medical management centers around breaking the associated pain cycle and reestablishing proper GI function.
Developing an understanding of post-colic feeding practices can help your horse on the road to recovery.
Barbed sutures eliminate the need for knot-tying and distribute tension on the suture line more evenly, researchers say.
Learn how to right a recumbent horse and what factors influence his survival.
Learn to identify these common and important signs of colic in horses–doing so might save your horse’s life.
The event is held every three years and focuses on new innovations in colic care.
Find equine colic content on TheHorse.com throughout June.
In a long-term study, researchers showed that 92.5% of horses discharged had returned to work four to eight years after surgery.
A complete, thorough, and timely work-up of the horse has the greatest effect on successfully treating colic.
Digestive system and cardiovascular system problems were the most common causes of death in the study population.
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